LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL CLEANING UP THEIR SLEEPING ...

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Accession Number 091495
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL CLEANING UP THEIR SLEEPING QUARTERS AT THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS, BUTIBUM ROAD. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF 342 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE WHO TRAVELLED ON THE MV DUNTROON FROM AUSTRALIA TO LAE TO TAKE UP VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL O'CONNELL (1); BRIGADIER E.M. KERR (2); BRIGADIER J.I. HARRIS (3); PRIVATE M. MALONY (4).